Robbie Coltrane

Although an accomplished comic performer, Scottish-born actor Robbie Coltrane also delivered a number of superlative dramatic parts, perhaps none more acclaimed than his starring turn as the excessive...
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A representative for Robbie Coltrane is adamant the Harry Potter star will be "fine" after he was taken ill on a flight to Florida on Thursday (29Jan15). The 64 year old was rushed to hospital upon arrival in Orlando after he suffered flu-like symptoms during his journey from London.
His agent Belinda Wright confirmed he was still receiving treatment and would remain in the medical facility for the coming days, adding, "The prognosis is that he is going to be fine."
Coltrane has been forced to pull out of an appearance at a three-day Harry Potter convention, which begins on Friday (30Jan15).
A statement from Warner Bros. reads, "Robbie took ill last night and is getting the rest he needs to feel better. We are sorry he cannot be with us this weekend and look forward to seeing him up and about soon."
Michael Gambon, who played Professor Dumbledore, Luna Lovegood actress Evanna Lynch, and James and Oliver Phelps, who played the Weasley twins in the wizard franchise, will attend the event.

Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane was rushed to hospital on Thursday (29Jan15) after falling ill on a flight from London to the U.S. A representative for the Scottish star, 64, confirms that the actor suffered from flu-like symptoms during a British Airways flight from the U.K. to Orlando, Florida.
According to TMZ.com, paramedics met Coltrane at the airport gate and immediately took him to a local hospital, where he will remain overnight for treatment.
Coltrane, who played Rubeus Hagrid in the blockbuster franchise, was set to attend a Harry Potter convention in Orlando, where the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park is located.

The cast of the Harry Potter films reunited in Florida on Wednesday (18Jun14) to unveil a new theme park attraction inspired by the wizard series. Helena Bonham Carter and Tom Felton, who played villains Draco Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange in the franchise, were among the stars who came together at the VIP preview of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley at the Universal Orlando park.
Matthew Lewis, James and Oliver Phelps, Robbie Coltrane and Warwick Davis were among the other castmembers who turned out for the event, which marks the upcoming launch of the theme park attraction on 8 July (14).
Felton said, "It's great seeing everyone again. We've all been catching up - I love it."
Leading actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson did not attend the event. The final film in the eight-part series was released in 2011.

British actor Daniel Radcliffe dreams of shedding his good guy image to play a dastardly Bond villain. The Harry Potter star, who stands at five foot five inches (1.68 metres) tall, is convinced his diminutive height will prevent him from ever playing James Bond himself, but he hopes to one day land a role as 007's nemesis.
He says, "I would make a much better villain than Bond - I am not nearly strapping enough to play Bond."
Radcliffe starred in the Harry Potter franchise alongside Robbie Coltrane, who played a baddie in 1995 Bond movie GoldenEye, and another Potter castmember, Ralph Fiennes, also recently joined the superspy franchise.

The Scottish actor, who played half-man, half-giant Hagrid in the wizard franchise, was fuming when he discovered the young star had changed the language settings on his cell phone, leaving him unable to make calls.
Radcliffe felt so guilty for inconveniencing his friend with the practical joke, he gave him a handwritten letter to say sorry.
Coltrane recalls, "Because my phone was now in Turkish nobody could work out how to change it back into English and it became a bit of a problem.
"Eventually we found a girl in the Harry Potter make-up department who was Turkish Cypriot. She phoned her mum and was chatting away in great detail until they sorted it out. I think Daniel was so upset at what had happened that he wrote me that note... (which read,) 'Dear Mr. Coltrane, I'm sorry I changed your mobile telephone into Turkish...'"

The actor, who played half-man, half-giant Hagrid in the wizard franchise, tipped the scales at 280 pounds (127 kilograms) but he has already shed 63 pounds (29 kilograms) in the last six months after giving up his favourite junk foods.
He is hoping to drop another 56 pounds (25 kilograms) before going under the knife to fix an old sports injury, which has left him with arthritis in his right knee.
Revealing the key to his diet success, Coltrane explains, "Avoiding all the things I like. Make a list of the things you like to eat and avoid them all. It's all come off in six months, but four stone's (56 pounds) not much to lose when you're my weight."
Coltrane, who hurt his knee playing rugby at school in Scotland, will head to the U.S. for surgery to replace his cartilage with teflon once he reaches his goal weight.
He says, "It's very painful... The long-term plan is to have it done in America but not until I've lost another four stone."

We've come to expect that movies will take any real life character or situation and mold it into a more digestible, often more beautiful form. But some characters are, without a doubt, bound to their more terrifying forms: ring wraiths, the dementors, and Miss Havisham. However, in the newly released trailer for Mike Newell's adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, we find Helena Bonham Carter as a new kind of Miss Havisham — one who's almost alluring.
The trailer delivers the main antagonist of the novel as someone evolved from the text's original, terrible description in which Miss Havisham is the Dickens equivalent of a zombie: "But, I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow. I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes. I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and that the figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunk to skin and bone. Once, I had been taken to see some ghastly waxwork at the Fair, representing I know not what impossible personage lying in state. Once, I had been taken to one of our old marsh churches to see a skeleton in the ashes of a rich dress, that had been dug out of a vault under the church pavement. Now, waxwork and skeleton seemed to have dark eyes that moved and looked at me. I should have cried out, if I could."Of course, for the film, Carter's Havisham is a creature that would perhaps more logically beget a child as beguiling as her ward and weapon against all men, Estella (Holliday Granger). The trailer sets up Pip's (War Horse's Jeremy Irvine) unwieldy life journey through the house of Miss Havisham and into his more wealthy life at the hands of a mysterious benefactor, all while Granger's cool Estella tempts him with her heartless beauty. The film also stars two of Carter's Harry Potter co-stars, Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch and Robbie Coltrane as Mr. Jaggers (Carter's Bellatrix LeStrange was bound to Fiennes' Voldemort while Coltrane's Hagrid helped Harry Potter).
Check out the trailer and judge Carter's Miss Havisham for yourself. Does she meet your great expectations? Could we even handle a Havisham who truly met Dickens' description?
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The heavyweight actor was asked to trace his lineage on U.K. family history series Who Do You Think You Are? but he is so passionate about his Scottish roots, he has already done his own family tree investigation.
He tells Britain's The Sun, "They asked me to do that Who Do You Think You Are? the other day and I said I know exactly who I am. I said, 'I can't learn anything I don't know already.'"
Coltrane reveals he is a descendant of notorious cattle thieves, while his more recent ancestors were religious workers.
He adds, "My great-aunt Greta was a missionary in Africa and my great-great grandfather on my father's side was a firebrand minister. How we have fallen! She wrote a history of my family going right back to 1520, I think it was.
"She discovered an awful lot of my forefathers had made a lot of money from rustling cattle off the English, because we came from the borders and a lot of the male members of the family were hanged. That's when she was a very respectable lady and she said, 'I think we've found out enough.'"

Four newcomers entered the fray in this crowded pre-Fourth of July weekend with “Ted” from Universal, Warner Bros.’ “Magic Mike,” Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s Witness Protection” and “People Like Us” from Disney all making their wide release debuts. This was a very tough weekend to predict but “Ted” and Magic Mike came out on top!
Seth MacFarlane and Universal bring the R-rated comedic fantasy Ted to 3,239 theaters this weekend and a much bigger-than-expected $54.1 million worth of box office bear stuffing was the result. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis the pure insanity of the concept had audiences buzzing all weekend long and the date-crowd lined up in droves this weekend. The red band trailer created a sensation when it hit the internet many weeks ago and the buzz has been building ever since. Giovanni Ribisi makes an impression in a supporting role that has to be seen to be believed and Kunis and Wahlberg are well cast in their roles. However, it is Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear that steals the show along with a couple of cameos that will have audiences pleasantly shocked. This was the biggest R-rated comedy non-sequel debut ahead of “The Hangover” ($44.979M) and the third highest R-rated comedy debut behind "Hangover 2" ($85.9M) and "Sex and the City" ($57.038M).
R-rated films were well represented this weekend with Warner Bros.’ “Magic Mike” taking it all off for an appreciative female fan base with much better-than-expected $39.1 million. Much like the “Sex and the City” films, this movie will be the centerpiece for a perfect “girls night out” and as we have seen in the past, this can be a powerful draw at the box office. Channing Tatum, who has been on a box office roll of late will bring out his devotees as well as fans of Matthew McConaughey and Joe Manganiello who take it all off for acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh. A terrific marketing campaign as well as solid word-of-mouth could fuel an even stronger than expected debut for this film that is tailor-made for the female demographic. Magic marketing gave the film a terrific better-than-expected debut as women stuffed the box office with singles and giving Soderbergh (beating 2004's "Ocean's Twelve" ($39,153,380) the best debut of his career if estimates hold. Channing Tatum is box office gold (had "The Vow" ($41.2M debut in Feb.) and "21 Jump Street" ($36.3M debut in March).
Disney/Pixar’s 13th movie release, “Brave” in 3-D should had another solid weekend but was hurt a bit by all the increased competition in the marketplace with a 49% drop and $34 million in its second weekend of release. Kelly MacDonald voices the bow and arrow wielding protagonist Merida along with a terrific cast that includes Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters and Robbie Coltrane. With $66 million in its opening weekend the film gave the Pixar brand its latest (and 13th) number one debut and a modest second weekend drop of 35 to 40% should give it the competitive edge this weekend. “Brave” hit the bullseye on the $100 million target in North America on Friday after just eight days of release and now has a North American total of $131,685,000 through Sunday after just 10 days in theaters.
The prolific and popular Tyler Perry brings his latest, Madea's Witness Protection from Lionsgate to 2,161 theaters this weekend with an impressive $26.35 million. The PG-13 rated comedy stars Perry playing a total of three characters in the film about a Wall Street banker who is the victim of a ponzi scheme set up that finds himself and his family in the home of their Aunt Madea and the comedy that ensues. A truly bankable brand, Perry and particularly his films that feature “Madea” in the title have always been consistent performers at the box office. This is the first Tyler Perry summer release and drew a major crossover audience (70% African American vs. normal 80% for Perry), and is the fourth best debut for Perry despite facing huge competition this weekend as his fan base supported the film.
Paramount Pictures PG-rated “Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted” from Dreamworks Animation entered its fourth weekend with around $168 million in North America. A weekend gross of $11.8 million enabled it to cross the $180 million mark as it continues to draw family audiences despite increased competition from Brave. The 3D family favorite is also a global hit as it continued to play in 7,011 cinemas in 44 countries in its fourth weekend and brought in $16.2M, pushing its international cume to $244.2 million and the worldwide total to $424.2 million.
Disney’s “People Like us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks and Michelle Pfeiffer follows Pine as a high energy salesman who is called back to California for his estranged father’s funeral and the family drama that develops. The film opened with $4.3 million in 10th place which was a bit disappointing for this engaging PG-13 drama that also stars Olivia Wilde.
This was a surprising “Up” weekend vs. the comparable frame a year ago when Paramount’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” led an extended holiday weekend that benefitted from a Monday, July 4 holiday and gave the film a record Fourth-of-July haul of $97.8 million for Friday through Sunday and a four-day total of $115.9 million.
Next week three newcomers enter the summer movie sweepstakes with Sony’s “The Amazing Spider-Man,” Paramount’s “Katy Perry 3-D” movie and Universal’s Oliver Stone drug epic “Savages.”
Weekend Box Office (Estimates)
Top Movies for Weekend of June 29, 2012
Movie Weekend Gross Total to Date
1 Ted (R) $54.1M $54.1M
2 Magic Mike (R) $39.1M $39.1M
3 Brave (PG) $34.0M $131.7M
4 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (PG13) $26.3M $26.3M
5 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (PG) $11.8M $180.0M
In international box office news Fox’s “Ice Age: Continental Drift” is off to an incredible start!
This from Fox International:
Shattering box office records on its way to a US $78 million International opening weekend from 9,505 screens in 34 markets the animated box office hit had #1 openings in all 34 markets, with an additional #1 ranking in the UK, from previews alone (UK opens officially on July 13). Industry Biggest Opening Weekend ever in: Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Central America, and Chile
Industry Biggest Animated Opening Weekend ever in: Norway, Sweden, Ecuador and Bolivia
Biggest Fox Opening Weekend ever in: Mexico and Brazil
14 new markets (19 countries) open the film this coming week, including Germany and Holland, followed by an additional 16 markets/29 countries day &amp; date with the US, including UK and Russia. South Korea and India release on July 26 and 27, respectively, followed by Italy on September 28.
Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man is also spinning a huge box office web in the international marketplace.
This info courtesy Sony Pictures:
In its first weekend of release, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN grossed an estimated $50.2 million in 13 overseas markets. Our favorite swinger was amazing indeed in Asia while Europe remains under the influence of the Euro Cup football championships until tonight, with school vacations in full effect starting tomorrow.
KOREA earned $13.4M on 1,213 screens, capturing a 71% market share. The KW15.8B total for Thursday to Sunday is the 3rd biggest of all time for a Hollywood film, behind only the 2nd and 3rd TRANSFORMERS films. This is 24% bigger than SPIDER-MAN 3 and 10% more than The Avengers.
JAPAN opened with $11.4M on 1,092 screens, pulling in an estimated 84% of the country’s Saturday-Sunday weekend box office.
INDIA grossed $6.0M on 1,236 screens, the biggest opening ever for a Hollywood film, 74% bigger than SPIDER-MAN 3, 73% more than AVENGERS, and more than double the lifetime box office of DARK KNIGHT.
The PHILIPPINES bowed with $3.2M on 529 screens, capturing the entire market in its opening weekend. This is the 4thbiggest Friday-Sunday opening ever (behind AVENGERS, TRANSFORMERS 3, and TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN.)
TAIWAN did $2.9M on 268 screens while taking in 73% of the market’s weekend total. It is the 2nd biggest Fri-Sun weekend of the year (behind AVENGERS.)
HONG KONG earned $2.7M on 158 screens, pulling in 84% of the total market. This is the 4th biggest Friday-Sunday opening of all time (behind just TRANSFORMERS 3, AVENGERS, and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART II.)
SINGAPORE grossed $2.5M on 128 screens, the 3rd biggest Friday-Sunday opening of all time (behind TRANSFORMERS 3 and AVENGERS.)
THAILAND opened to $1.9M on 320 screens, capturing 81% of the market. 10th biggest Friday-Sunday opening of all time.
VIETNAM grossed $425K on 41 screens, the 6th biggest Friday-Sunday opening of all time (and the 5th biggest Hollywood film.) It has surpassed the lifetime box office total of SPIDER-MAN 3.
In Europe, GERMANY grossed an estimated $4.2M on 755 screens (50% market share), HOLLAND earned $850K on 113,AUSTRIA opened to $480K on 85, and SWITZERLAND did $290K on 130.
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Ted/Mike

Four newcomers will enter the fray in this crowded pre-Fourth of July weekend with “Ted” from Universal, Warner Bros.’ “Magic Mike,” Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s Witness Protection” and “People Like Us” from Disney all making their wide release debuts. This is one of the toughest weekends to predict given the number of new films and with predictions all over the map for both “Ted” and “Magic Mike,” but we will give it a shot!
UPDATE: "Ted" earns $2,625,000 in midnights screenings in 1,090 theaters!
"Magic Mike" earns $2,050,000 in midnight screenings in 1,100 theaters!
Disney/Pixar’s 13th movie release, Brave in 3-D should have another great weekend and an potentially chart-topping $40 million plus on the heels of a solid mid-week performance. Kelly MacDonald voices the bow and arrow wielding protagonist Merida along with a terrific cast that includes Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters and Robbie Coltrane. With $66 million in its opening weekend the film gave the Pixar brand its latest (and 13th) number one debut and a modest second weekend drop of 35 to 40% should give it the competitive edge this weekend. “Brave” will hit the bullseye on the $100 million target in North America on Friday after just eight days of release.
Seth MacFarlane and Universal bring the R-rated comedic fantasy Ted, to 3,239 theaters this weekend and a possible $35 million of box office bear stuffing could be the result. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis the pure insanity of the concept will have audiences talking and the date-crowd lining up in droves this weekend. The red band trailer created a sensation when it hit the internet many weeks ago and the buzz has been building ever since. Giovanni Ribisi makes an impression in a supporting role that has to be seen to be believed and Kunis and Wahlberg are well cast in their roles. However, it is Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear that steals the show along with a couple of cameos that will have audiences pleasantly shocked.
Scott Stuber, CEO of Bluegrass Films, produced "Ted" and set the film up at MRC and then brought it to Universal.
R-rated films will be well represented this weekend with Warner Bros.’ Magic Mike taking it all off for an appreciative female fan base with a possible gross in the $30 million range. Much like the “Sex and the City” films, this movie will be the centerpiece for a perfect “girls night out” and as we have seen in the past, this can be a powerful draw at the box office. Channing Tatum, who has been on a box office roll of late will bring out his devotees as well as fans of Matthew McConaughey and Joe Manganiello who take it all off for acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh. A terrific marketing campaign as well as solid word-of-mouth could fuel an even stronger than expected debut for this film that is tailor-made for the female demographic.
The prolific and popular Tyler Perry brings his latest, Madea's Witness Protection from Lionsgate to 2,161 theaters this weekend. The PG-13 rated comedy stars Perry playing a total of three characters in the film about a Wall Street banker who is the victim of a ponzi scheme set up that finds himself and his family in the home of their Aunt Madea and the comedy that ensues. A truly bankable brand, Perry and particularly his films that feature “Madea” in the title have always been consistent performers at the box office. An expected gross in the low-$20 million range should be the result.
Paramount Pictures PG-rated Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (read the review) from Dreamworks Animation will enter its fourth weekend with around $168 million in North America to date. A weekend gross in the low-teens will have it closing in on the $180 million mark as it continues to draw family audiences despite increased competition from “Brave.” The 3-D family favorite is also a global hit as it nears the $400 million mark in 45 territories.
Disney’s People Like Us starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks and Michelle Pfeiffer follows Pine as a high energy salesman who is called back to California for his estranged father’s funeral and the family drama that develops. A sub $10 million gross is expected for this engaging PG-13 drama that opens in 2,055 theaters and also stars Olivia Wilde.
This will likely be the third “down” weekend vs. the comparable frame a year ago when Paramount’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” led an extended holiday weekend that benefited from a Monday, July 4 holiday and gave the film a record Fourth-of-July haul of $97.8 million for Friday through Sunday and a four-day total of $115.9 million.
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Appeared as a Scottish detective tracking Jack the Ripper in "From Hell"

Made final appearances as Hagrid in the seventh feature installment of the Harry Potter franchise, released in two parts "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"

Co-starred with Eric Idle in "Nuns on the Run"

Raised in the Glasgow, Scotland area

Made stage debut in a school production of Shakespeare's "Henry V"

While appearing at Traverse Theatre, was befriended by playwright John Byrne; acted in Byrne's "The Slab Boys" and "Cuttin' the Rug"

Headlined the British TV special "Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles"

Produced and directed the 50-minute documentary "Young Mental Health"

Starred in British crime series "Cracker" (shown in the US on A&E)

Cast in the feature adaptation of "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker," the first novel in the Alex Rider series

Voiced Lord Dingwall in Disney Pixar animated feature "Brave"

Reprised the role of Hagrid in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the fourth book in the fantasy series directed by Mike Newell

Began appearing in nightclubs as a stand-up comic

Featured as Barbara Hershey's ex-husband in the quirky "Frogs for Snakes"; re-teamed with Amos Poe

Adopted stage surname of "Coltrane" after the jazz musician John Coltrane

Joined all-star ensemble in "Ocean's Twelve"

Starred in the British TV special "Coltrane in a Cadillac"

Co-starred in "The Supergrass," a crime comedy drawn from characters from "The Comic Strip Presents"

Played the giant groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"; adapted from the first novel of the best-selling fantasy series by J.K. Rowling

Cast opposite Miranda Richardson and Aishwarya Rai in "Provoked"

Featured as a Russian gangster in the James Bond film "GoldenEye"

Appeared as a gay hairdresser on the British series "Metal Mickey" (ITV)

Co-wrote a sketch and made guest appearances on Emma Thompson's BBC variety series "Thompson" (aired in the U.S. on PBS)

Reprised role of Hagrid for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the sixth book in the fantasy series directed by David Yates

Starred opposite Emma Thompson on the BBC series "Tutti Frutti"; an edited version was released theatrically

Gained notice for appearing on the British show "The Comic Strip Presents"; also wrote and directed sketches

Had stage triumph in "Yr. Obedient Servant," a one-man show about Dr. Samuel Johnson

Cast as a cardinal in Derek Jarman's "Caravaggio"

Landed featured role in the sci-fi film "Krull"

Summary

Although an accomplished comic performer, Scottish-born actor Robbie Coltrane also delivered a number of superlative dramatic parts, perhaps none more acclaimed than his starring turn as the excessive and obsessive forensic psychologist in the British series "Cracker" (BBC, 1993-96; 2006). Prior to winning awards for portraying the hard-drinking and womanizing investigator, Coltrane staked his claim in outlandish and irreverent comedies like "Nuns on the Run" (1990) and "The Pope Must Die" (1991), both of which featured slapstick physical comedy atop subtle digs at the Catholic Church. He was equally adept in dramatic turns, ably playing Russian gangsters in two James Bond installments, "Goldeneye" (1995) and "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), while portraying a dogged Scotland Yard detective opposite Johnny Depp in "From Hell" (2001). But it was his sweet-natured turn as the bumbling, angry and fiercely loyal Hagrid in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) - and all of the subsequent sequels - that propelled the multifaceted Coltrane into the international spotlight and introduced the talented performer to a new generation of fans.

Name

Role

Comments

Alice Coltrane

Daughter

Born c. 1998; mother, Rhona Gemmell

Spencer Coltrane

Son

Born c. 1992; mother, Rhona Gemmell; had a bit role in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001)

Rhona Gemmell

Wife

Met on Christmas Eve in 1988; married on December 11, 1999; mother of Coltrane's two children; separated in April 2003

Ian McMillan

Father

Was a general practitioner; also served as a forensic police surgeon; died of lung cancer when Coltrane was in his teens

Annie McMillan

Sister

Older

Jane McMillan

Sister

Younger sister died of an overdose at age 21 in 1976

Robin Paine

Companion

Together from 1972-1987

Jean Ross

Mother

Education

Name

Glasgow School of Art

Glenalmond College

Moray House School of Education

Notes

"There is a kind of recklessness about Glasgow which I find missing in a lot of places. Actually, this is why I feel at home [in New York]. It's that same sort of, 'Oh, what the hell! Come on, let's have a drink, what's the matter with you!' I love that." – Coltrane quoted in TV Guide, Aug. 3, 1996

"I'm a big fan of Richard Harris. I once did a chat show with him. It turned out to be about hell-raisers. A hell-raiser is basically an alcoholic heterosexual, so I qualified. I didn't realize that was the subtext. I thought how flattering, to be on with such big stars." – Coltrane to The London Times magazine, Oct. 7, 2001

"I've been lucky. I think if I lost weight, I'd have a face like Mick Jagger's. You could run a bicycle down my cheeks and it wouldn't move. Don't they say you can get a good face or a good ass but not both?" – Coltrane quoted in The London Times magazine, Oct. 7, 2001

On celebrity and the media, Coltrane told The London Times magazine (Oct. 7, 2001): "The celebrity circuit has never been too attractive to me. You're thrown into a room with 300 other people, one of whom once did a chocolate ad, one presented a children's programme, one murdered his mother. You think, what are we supposed to have in common? You stand there with a drink, people throw Elle Macpherson at you and have photographs taken, and flog them to people who imagine you're having a wonderful life.

"Of course, you should be wary of the sort of attention you attract, because it doesn't stop. People are so unembarrassed about being intrusive. They see you sitting there with your friends, having a quiet time, and they come up and go, 'Oi, you. Robbie. Eh.' You wouldn't do that. would you?"

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.